I had the enjoyable (although slightly unnerving) experience Wednesday
afternoon of startling 3 TURKEY VULTURES who were feeding on some unseen
roadkill on the shoulder of Browns Trace Road between Richmond and Jericho.
They all took off at once when my car rounded a sharp bed and approached
them. I was going about 45 mph, and birds that size don't exactly go 0-60 in
3 seconds, so I was afraid for a moment we might have a collision, but
luckily they all flew off safely.  We got a great look at them.

I then had the pleasure of teaching my 3 1/2 year old, who was in the back
seat and wide-eyed at the huge birds he'd just seen, all about vultures and
what they like to eat.  With any luck, we'll be birding together in 10
years.

Miriam Lawrence
Monkton Ridge